Coastal Plain near Mobile, Alabama, hydric savanna systems

Sarracenia alata traps insects in a pitcher.

Sarracenia leucophylla also traps insects in pitchers. It is fascinating to note that there are several insects that live only in pitchers.

 

Pinguicula lutea traps insects on its sticky leaves.

 

Eriocaulon is widely distributed in hydric savannas.

Thamnophis sauritus is semiaquatic. They eat salamanders, frogs, and small fish.